PROGRAMME DETAILS
by Terence Rattigan
From the acknowledged master of the ‘well made play’ and author of French Without Tears and The Winslow Boy, comes the Irish premiere of Terence Rattigan’s beautiful and timeless classic The Deep Blue Sea.
A wonderfully amusing and yet heart breaking love story, it is regarded as one of the greatest and most enduring dramas of the 20th century. Hester Collyer, played by Ingrid Craigie, deserts her husband (Bryan Murray) for the charms of a dashing, much younger, ex-fighter pilot played by Risteárd Cooper, only to find herself emotionally stranded and desperate.
“Breathtaking…a miracle of collective theatrical endeavour" Bruce Arnold, Irish Independent
“…a devastatingly good cast” The Irish Times
“A superb production…marvelously timed…spectacularly good” Sunday Independent
“Brilliant performances blaze…superb” Irish Daily Mail
“**** compelling” Irish Mail On Sunday
“Superb” Sunday Times
“Craigie is without doubt the star” Sunday Tribune
“**** …a moving and engrossing production” Guardian
WITH
Barbara Brennan Risteárd Cooper Ingrid Craigie Michael James Ford John Kavanagh Bryan Murray Stephen Swift
Director Alan Stanford
Set Designer Eileen Diss
Costume Designer Leonore McDonagh
Lighting Designer Paul Keogan
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